The thought is that by using a Clearblue Easy fertility monitor you can cut down on the time it takes to become pregnant. This monitor is supposed to alert you to the days when you are most fertile, so you can conceive. Ovulation is when the ovary releases an egg and the Clearblue Easy alerts you to the days just prior to this happening.
Ovulation predictor kits normally alert you to 24 to 72 hours prior to ovulation. You only get a “positive” on the stick with those. With the Clearblue Easy monitor it will alert you to these days but will also alert you to your most fertile days, when it’s time to have intercourse in order to conceive.
The monitor works by dipping a test stick into urine and can tell if there’s been a rise in the hormone estrogen. Normally there can be a one to five day window of peak fertility in the cycle each month – this monitor will tell you when these days are occurring so you can time sexual intercourse to best “catch” the egg at ovulation.
Here are some of the key features of the monitor:
- According to the literature, can detect two fertility hormones (LH and Estrogen)
- Has a 99% accuracy rate of detecting the LH surge
- Has the ability to determine your most fertile days (up to 6 according to the literature).
- Has the ability to store all your information throughout the cycle.
- Is 100% reusable (you only need to purchase the 30 pack of test sticks, but the monitor itself is meant to last for year.)